Comparison of sublingual versus vaginal misoprostol for the induction of labour: A systematic review: Systematic review

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1340-1349

  Souza, A S R ^a   Amorim, M M R ^a   Feitosa, F E L ^b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

'Delivery, obstetric'; 'labour, obstetric'; Induced labour; Literature review; Meta analysis; Misoprostol; Parturition

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL;

CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; LABOR INDUCTION; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERINE HYPERSTIMULATION SYNDROME; UTERINE HYPERSYSTOLE; UTERINE HYPERTONIA; UTERINE TACHYSYSTOLE; UTERUS DISEASE; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VOMITING;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADMINISTRATION, SUBLINGUAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; MISOPROSTOL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 51749101278     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01872.x     Document Type: Review

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